| object data | fabric description | archaeometry |
| sample no | M 277/18 |
|---|---|
| fabric type | SYR-AT-1 |
| supposed site of production | Siracusa / Syrakousai |
| sample taken | by Flavio Ferlito, Institute of Classical Archaeology, Vienna University |
Context Data |
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| site of discovery |
Siracusa / Syrakousai Apollonion, excavations Cultrera |
| interpretation of context | sacred |
| registration code of object | STCA 2 |
| chronology of context | Late 7th-first decade 6th century BCE |
Object |
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| ware | Architectural Terracotta |
| object form | Tile (roof tile) |
| object type | "cassetta" |
| chronology of object | Greek-Archaic |
| fragmentation | fragmentation not specified |
| dimensions | height: 10cm |
| decoration | Arrowhead-shaped decoration in reddish tones with brown edges, on a light background |
| photo |
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| publication | Ferlito et al. 2025, cat. 17, fig. 3,17. |
Distribution of fabric type
“SYR-AT-1”
production
discovery
Representative sample for
“SYR-AT-1”
M 277/20
There are 2 more samples assigned to fabric type
“SYR-AT-1”.
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Syracuse: Preliminary Insights into the Fabric of Archaic Architectural Terracottas: Within the broader framework of a research focused on western Greek amphorae series – primarily documented at production and consumptions sites in Sicily – a sampling campaign was conducted in 2021 at the Museo Archeologico Regionale Paolo Orsi in Syracuse. A total of forty-seven samples were taken from presumably locally manufactured artifacts, including roof tiles, architectural and figural terracottas, small altars, mortars, amphorae, and pithoi all dating from the Archaic to the Late Classical period. This initiative aimed to provide an initial archaeological characterisation – based on the standardised methods implemented in the FACEM database – of the principal macroscopic features of pottery potentially produced in Syracuse, a Corinthian foundation established in 734/3 BCE and one of the earliest colonies in Sicily.
